 LillianDulci
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
 2696 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 12:54:38 PM
aj, Chick-Fil-A takes a hit with fast food eaters |
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 auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 12:20:37 PM
You left out a step. Money given to CFA is given to CFA franchisees who then in turn pay CFA corporate a franchise fee (usually 3 to 7%). Cathy gets a salary, but it is paid by the corporate entity. The direct profits of CFA do not go into his pocket.
CFA donates to all manner of groups who do mission work, feed shelter, and clothe the homeless. It just so happens that one of these groups also opposes gay marriage. Lots of people do. So? It's their right to do so.
Here's the question. Did CFA, or Dan Cathy make the donation in question?
Another question. You guys cite the donation to a group that may or may not oppose gay marriage, which they have the right to do. The outrage started when Cathy gave his personal opinion to a group of Baptists at a religious meeting. Which is it? |
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 HolyGod
Male, 30-39, Western US
2911 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 12:01:32 PM
auburnjunky
"That may be so, but CFA as an entity does not have an anti gay policy. "
Money given to chick-Fill-a is then given to groups that actively fight gay marriage. So I disagree with you. |
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auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 11:47:55 AM
Also, before you say it, Racism does not = Bigotry. |
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auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 11:46:40 AM
@Lillian: Cite that, and prove it isn't trolls, or slanted because more people who disapprove actually took the time to post votes. |
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auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 11:45:53 AM
"Religion does not excuse bigotry."
That may be so, but CFA as an entity does not have an anti gay policy.
Also, Religion does not excuse bigotry, but religious based bigotry is protected by the 1st amendment. (as a side note, I do not agree with religious based bigotry. Just pointing that out) |
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LillianDulci
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
2696 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 11:37:36 AM
aj, CFA's approval rating has drastically dropped (from 65 to 39 which is below the national average for fast food chains) since the incident and there are plenty of people who aren't going to eat there anymore. |
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HolyGod
Male, 30-39, Western US
2911 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 11:22:54 AM
AuburnJunky
"Not because of their religious beliefs. Don't be an idiot."
Religion does not excuse bigotry. Religion does not excuse everything. If I belonged to a religious sect that believed mexican babies should be burned alive and I made that opinion public I would hope public officials would block my business from their cities. |
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auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 11:10:08 AM
This is the best thing I have ever seen. Can't we all just get along?
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 Rick_S
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
2860 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 11:05:55 AM
Would have been better if they had staged some weddings in the states that allow it. |
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auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 11:05:07 AM
"Mayors of cities across the nation have denied Walmart and other firms entry into their jurisdictions."
Not because of their religious beliefs. Don't be an idiot. |
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auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 11:04:16 AM
"Those people won't be back at CFA on a regular basis,"
Uhhhh Freddy, CFA is always packed. They consistently do more business than McDonald's on a per restaurant basis, but they have less locations and their labor cost/food cost is higher, so they don't have the massive profits.
I don't see them losing any business any time soon. They are the healthiest option in fast food (next to Subway, but Subway doesn't have drive through). |
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 madest
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
6407 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 11:01:51 AM
the mayors of these cities who said they would block a business license application because of his opinion, basically violated his 1st amendment rights
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No they didn't. Mayors of cities across the nation have denied Walmart and other firms entry into their jurisdictions. You always talk like an authority and the truth is you're dumb as a box of rocks. |
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 kja1995
Male, 18-29, Western US
120 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:42:04 AM
I just want to eat. Can't I drink a soda without being associated with politics? Oh wait, I can.. |
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LillianDulci
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
2696 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:38:03 AM
"i dont see hetersexuals deliberately kissing in any place because they support hetetosexual marriage"
Maybe that's because heterosexual marriage is legal and not being threatened or restricted by bigots. -.- |
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 mandingo3519
Male, 30-39, Southern US
179 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:32:27 AM
i am neither for or opposed to gay marriage. I just dont give a damn, however both sides to this thing are total idiots. "I wont go to XYZ store because the owner hates blonds" sounds just as ridiculous as all of these arguments. People have a right to his or her own opinions, and i have a right not to have bull pucky shoved in my face all the time |
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 freddyferret
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
9843 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:31:23 AM
The boycott "backfired" for one day. Those people won't be back at CFA on a regular basis, I'd bet many of them had never been there before. In the long run, CFA will lose a lot more business and that record day won't mean much. |
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auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:29:53 AM
"Dude can have is opinion, nobody denied him his opinion."
If you are talking about Dan Cathy, then yes, in a manner of speaking, the mayors of these cities who said they would block a business license application because of his opinion, basically violated his 1st amendment rights. So, he was denied a government service due to either his speech, which is unconstitutional, or his religious beliefs, which is unconstitutional. |
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 bentley22
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
245 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:27:01 AM
gay folks need to regroup. This does nothing to further their "cause". In fact, I now want chicken. |
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madest
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
6407 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:16:41 AM
that's disgusting.
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That's the whole problem with this issue. If a grown man can be "disgusted" by two people kissing society is doomed. Dude can have is opinion, nobody denied him his opinion. He just has to be prepared for the reaction. |
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 Baelzar
Male, 40-49, Western US
1348 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:13:43 AM
Yeah, they sure showed Chick-Fil-A! Look at all the business they scared away!
Boycott backfired, back to work. |
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freddyferret
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
9843 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:11:49 AM
Maybe they'll close early to try to stop it. Then people need to start showing up every day, earlier and earlier. |
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 scttydsntknw
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
30 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:09:58 AM
I hope they do it outside the restaurant, I would feel bad for anyone if all the sudden a bunch of people(regardless of sexual orientation) marched into the store I worked at and start snogging and taking pictures of it. |
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 Discobiscuit
Male, 18-29, Western US
543 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:03:37 AM
Yeah, uh, you show 'em?
And @Andrew155, I was going to type something out, but you are too far gone. |
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 An-egg
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
726 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 10:02:59 AM
Chick-Fil-A:
Now! Get a free show with every sandwich! |
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